From 11:00 A.M. to 1:15 P.M., I was at the Burritt on the Mountain, where they were having an event called Fire on the Mountain.
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| Blacksmiths |
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| Blacksmiths |
Demonstrators were engaged in open-hearth cooking throughout the park in different cabins.
I sampled a biscuit with homemade apple butter and chocolate cake.
Other demonstrators were cooking sweet potato pie, roast, and blackberry pie either in open hearths or old cookstoves.
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| Demonstrators cooking biscuits on an open hearth |
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| Cooking Chocolate Cake |
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| Cooking on a Cook Stove |
None of the cabins had utilities, just as our ancestors did.
The Blacksmith demonstrators gave the public a chance to see history in the making.
A child was asked what happens when the rods get hot. She replied that it softens.
The buildings I visited were the Meals Cabin, built in 1845, the Gardiner Cabin in 1845, the Candler House, the Smoke House, the Bernstein Spring House, the Joel Eddin's House, the Smith Williams House 1969, the Burritt Barnyard 1890, the BlackSmith Shop 1860, the Sorghum Mill and Furnace, the Balch House and the Madison Church 1884.
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| Barnyard Animals |
The Burritt Mansion was the last building that I toured.
Two rooms of the mansion were dedicated to Maria Howard Weeden's paintings, poems, and art.
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| Weeden Art |
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| Burritt Mansion |
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| Inside the mansion, I saw a Music Box |
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| Burritt's Desoto |
I traveled down Monto Santa Mountain to VBCC in Huntsville, where I was attending the Home and Garden Show.
I bought my ticket and was given a bag to fill with goodies.
I spoke with several vendors, collected a few items, and then walked back to my car.
I had to cross over to Big Spring Park, where I saw goldfish swimming.
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| Goldfish in Big Spring Pond |
Called Hubby and they said to meet me in Rogersville for the first Saturday Fish Fry.
Our meal consisted of one piece of fried catfish, four jumbo shrimp, fries, coleslaw, onion, two deep-fried hushpuppies, and a drink.
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| Catfish Meal |
We bought two boxes of Girl Scout Cookies as we were leaving the Fire Department.
After a full day of driving, walking, and eating, I was ready to relax.
A long, hot shower stretched out on the sofa.
